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Islington 1915

Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1915

Table XXXVI.

Showing theNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theQuartersduring1915.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.The Year.
Males.Females.Total.MalesFemales.t otal.Males.Female*.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
Phthisis1441142581308021087621498380163444336780
Tubercular Meningitis4373364711437151631
Tabes Mesenterica444433611314
General Tuberculosis11222255
Other Forms ofTuberculosis151025121729219301515306351114
16712829514510024511680196105103208533411944

Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Phthisis. The following are
the particulars for the year:—
Houses. Rooms.
1st quarter 179 232
2nd 140 187
3rd „ 108 142
4th „ 155 219
Total 582 780

The figures for the year contrast with those of the preceding ten years as follows:—

Houses.Rooms.
1905283380
1906258369
1907296411
1908281361
1909514672
1910481645
1911426579
1912554798
1913536741
1914618810
1915582780